Broad Cove Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's cookin' at Broad Cove over the next couple weeks. I gotta be straight with ya, it's a bit of a flat spell to start, so don't be in a rush.

The first few days are pretty grim. Sunday the 2nd and Monday the 3rd are a write-off – tiny, weak, and messy with onshore chop. We're looking at small stuff around 2ft to 3.3ft but with short, weak periods (4-8 seconds) and poor conditions. There's a whole lotta nothing in the energy department, with readings as low as 42 to 88 (weak energy). You'd be better off doing something else.

Tuesday the 4th morning is where things finally start to look a little interesting. We've got a clean 5ft swell from the S, with a moderate cross-offshore wind from the WSW. The energy jumps up to 277 (moderate wave energy), and while the surf forecast is only marginal, the clean conditions make it worth a mention for the more experienced crew. This is probably the pick of a pretty average bunch early on. The afternoon stays clean but drops a touch to 4.6ft.

We drift into Wednesday the 5th morning with clean 2.3ft waves, but the energy has dropped right back to 76 (weak). It's surfable, but very ordinary. The rest of that week and into the next is a real drag. From Wednesday afternoon all the way through to Saturday the 16th, it's a miserable run of tiny, weak, or choppy surf. There's a lot of cross-shore and cross-onshore wind, and the swell heights barely tickle a foot. A blank run like this is more normal for this area when the windows don't align.

The one glimmer of hope, and it's a long way off, is Monday the 17th. Sunday the 16th is still messy, but Monday morning we get a brief window of perfection. Glassy conditions with a light northerly, offering up a clean 2.3ft from the SSE. The energy is a modest 80 (weak), but that offshore, glassy wind will make any wave you catch feel like a million bucks. It's a promising but less certain call being so far out, so keep your fingers crossed.

For the most part, if you're desperate for a wave, Tuesday morning the 4th is your best bet for some clean, chest-high sets at Broad Cove (point). The water is sitting at 57.7°, which is a bit colder than normal for this time of year – about two degrees off, so you might want that extra layer.

Keep your head up, forecasts can change. Until next time.

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